SOLUTION: Lina has a rectangular frame that surrounds a 4x6 inch picture. the frame has a strip of uniform width, x inches, around the outside. the area of the strip is 24 square inches.

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Question 1199816: Lina has a rectangular frame that surrounds a 4x6 inch picture. the frame has a strip of uniform width, x inches, around the outside. the area of the strip is 24 square inches.
A. Rewrite the definition of x
B.What is the area of the inner rectangle?
C. If the area of the strip is 24 inches, what is the width of the strip in inches?
D. how did you determine the value of x in Part C? Justify and defend how your approach to solving this is the most efficient.
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Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Part (A) asks you to re-write what is just told in the problem.

    Do you have problems with it ?

    If you do not have problems with it, then for WHAT REASON do you include this part in your post ?


Part (B) asks you to re-write what is just told in the problem.

    Do you have problems with it ?

    If you do not have problems with it, then for WHAT REASON do you include this part in your post ?



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